Boot and shoe stretcher



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H. GLINBS.

BOOT AND SHOE STRETG'HER.

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HORACE GLINES, OF WEST STRATFORD, OONNEOTIOUT.

BOOT AND SHOE STRETCHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 269,407, dated December 19, 1882,

Application filed AugustSO, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HORACE GLINES, of West Stratford, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Boot and Shoe Stretchers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description. 1

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a side elevation of my improvement. Fig. 2 is an edge elevation of the same. Fig. 3 isa sectional side elevation of the same. Fig. 4is a sectional edge elevation of the same. Fig. 5 is a plan View ,of the inner side of the bearing-plate used in stretching boot and shoe insteps. Fig. 6 is a sectional end elevation of the same shown in place upon the stretcher.

The object of this invention is to improve the construction of theboot and shoe stretcher for which Letters Patent No. 238,357 were issued March 1,1881, to George H. Couch and Horace Glines, inventors, in such a manner as to simplify its construction, lessen the cost of manufacture, and make it more convenient in use.

A represents the stock of the stretchenwhich is perforated longitudinally, the forward and middle part, A', of the said perforation being made square. The rear part of the stock A is contracted and the rear part ofits perforation is made round, and in the inner surface of the said contracted part is formed a screwthread, A2, into which ts a screw-thread, B', formed upon the forward part of the rod B. The rear end of the rod B is provided with a handle, B2, to be grasped by the operator, and which, for convenience, I prefer to make in the form of a cross-head, as shown in Fig. 1. .The forward end of the rod B is made without screw-threads, and is inserted in a perforation in the rear end of the block E, where it is swiveled to the said block by a collar, G, dropped into the enlarged middle part of the perforation in block E through an opening in the side of the stock A, and in the corresponding side of the said block E, the said collar being secured in place upon the end of the said rod by a pin, G', as shown in Fig. 3.

The block E fits into and slides in thc interior of the stock A, and in its outer end is formed a cross-slot, in which are hinged the inpassing through them and through the said lugs.

The sides and forward ends of the shields C are bent inward, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, so that the said shields will pass easily into and out of a boot or shoe, and will flt into the toe of a boot or shoe. The outer surfaces of the shields C are corrugated or roughened to prevent the said shields from slipping upon the inner surfaces of boots and shoes when the stretcher is being used. Within the forward end of the stock A, at the forward ends of the slots through which the bars D pass, are pivoted rollers F for the convex edges of the said bars D to bear against as they move in and out. H is a plate, which, is madewider and with less curvature than the shields C, and has a spring-catch, I, attached to its inner side a is made in U shape, is attached at its center or bend to the plate H, and has the 4'ends of its arms bent inward. The spring I is made of such a size as to receive within it one of the shields O, the turned-over ends of the springarms resting upon the side edges of the said shield, as shown in Fig. 6.

The plate H is designed to be used when stretching the instep of a boot or shoe, in which case the said plate H rests upon the inner surface ofthe sole of the said boot or shoe,

and thc uncovered shield C rests against the inner surface of its instep. The outer surface of the plate His corrugated to prevent it from slipping upon theinner surface of the boot or shoe sole when being used. With this construction, when the screw-rod Bis turned forward the sliding block. E is pushed forward in the perforation of the stock A', pushing the curved bars D outward, and pressing the shields O against the inner surface of the part of the boot or shoe to be stretched, the corrugations of the outer surfaces of the said shields preventing them from slipping, so that no fasten- Ioo y pin, G', connecting said collar and handle end,

ing device will be necessary to keep the i stretcher in place.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. The combination, With the stretching,` mechanism, of a transversely-perforated and unthreaded end on the handle, a collar, Gr, a

and a slide-block, E, recessed to receive the handle and collar at right angles to each other, as shown and described.

2. In a boot-stretching device, the combina tion, with the slotted stock A and the curved bars D D, of the bearing-rolls F F, forming a rest for the convex side of said bars, as shown and described.

3. In a boot and shoe stretcher, the bearingplate H, having a. spring-catch, I, attached to its inner surface, substantially ns herein shown and described, to adapt the said plate to be applied to a bearing-plate of the stretcher, as set forth.

4. In a boot and shoe stretcher, the combination, with the bearing-plates C, operated by the bars D, sliding block E, and swiveled screw-rod B, Working in the stock A, oi' the bearing-plate H, having spring-catch I, substantially as herein shown and described, whereby the stretcher can be used for stretching` the insteps of boots and shoes, as set forth.

, HORACE GLINES.

Witnesses:

L. S. GATLIN, J No. M. OTIs. 

